Newport Beach teen’s early wildfire warning system deployed to protect Laguna Canyon
High school junior Ryan Honary spent six years transforming a temperature sensor on a simple circuit board he designed for a ...
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Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during LA wildfires
After-action reports and investigations revealed issues with alert systems in other California blazes: in the 2017 Tubbs Fire, which killed 22 people in Santa Rosa; the 2018 Camp Fire, which ...
L.A. County’s evacuation alert system broke down during fires. It’s part of a larger problem
Despite upgrades to wireless alerts system, emergency warnings were often ineffective when most needed during the Los Angeles wildfires. Some were sent to too many people, some to too few.
The families of L.A. wildfire victims confront the failures that prevented escape
One month after the devastation, the public and California’s government are facing tough questions about their approach to ...
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North Fork wildfire now 60% contained in western North Carolina
NEBO, N.C. (WTVD) -- Thanks to rain the North Fork Fire in western North Carolina is now 60% contained at over 600 acres.